K12
Related to primary and secondary education, encompassing kindergarten through 12th grade.
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Second Thoughts on AI-Assisted Game Design in K12
A note added September 2026: I wrote this piece in February 2025 after running a workshop for teachers on having students design educational games with AI tools. I have rewritten it as…
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Google Sheets Efficiency for Administrative Assistants: Mixed Skill Levels, Applications, and Collaboration
A 90-minute Google Sheets session for Douglas School District administrative staff that used a colored-sticker skill check-in and mixed-expertise grouping to make a single session work across a wide range of comfort…
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Exploratory Research for a State Social Studies Resource Website
A UX exploration phase for a state social studies resource website that combined competitive analysis with three co-design methods to produce a feature framework and prototype connecting historical archives with classroom instruction.…
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Managing Complex Change through AI Workshops in SD Schools
A four-stop statewide workshop series that treated AI integration as a complex change problem, combining World Café discussions with hands-on AI Playground stations to give South Dakota educators role-specific entry points into…
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Better Notifications in Online Learning and Ed Tech
Most teachers I work with are not asking for a better notification system. They are asking for fewer interruptions, and most have given up on getting them. The LMS pings, the email…
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“Simplified Action Research” Workbook
In 2022, while working at Technology & Innovation in Education (TIE), I faced an interesting challenge: how could I make action research accessible to busy educators who needed practical research tools but…
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Video Games as Hooks in Project-Based Learning for At-Risk ELA Students
A teacher-built series of custom RPG video games that turned student gaming behavior into unit hooks for project-based ELA work in an alternative high school setting, with built-in support for group work,…
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Canvas Design Workshop in Edgemont, South Dakota
A one-day Canvas design workshop for rural South Dakota educators that paired pedagogical theory with hands-on prototyping and build time, with retrospective notes on what voluntary attendance and a single-session format meant…
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“Welcome to UX for Edu” Video Series
This resource was originally created as part of a small project about a year ago. While the full project was never implemented, these videos still offer valuable insights for educators, instructional designers,…
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“Embracing Change” Workbook
I recently came across an document I created early during my time at Technology & Innovation in Education (TIE) called “Embracing Change: An introduction to personal change management for the K-12 educator.”…
